boc Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I need to shift all the data at the beggining of my drive to the end, so that I can clean the beggining area. Is this possible with a defrag prog? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpm3k Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 so that I can clean the beggining area.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> What do you mean by "clean?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mangix Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berdy Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I need to shift all the data at the beggining of my drive to the end, so that I can clean the beggining area. Is this possible with a defrag prog? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Can you please provide a pic to see what and where you want to shift the data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BopperBugger Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 If you have microsoft OS and your HD has damaged sectors, use "ScanDisk" or "chkdsk" (depending) and run the default defrag program afterwards. You can use these from a boot floppy or CD, so these are a kind of low level tools. You don't need OS on the HD for these to work. If you really want to have some empty space in the beginning of your HD (fex. for another operating system's boot sector) then you have to repartition your hard drive. The basic fips (http://www.igd.fhg.de/~aschaefe/fips/) is a very low level tool for repartitioning. And very crude. PartitionMagic (http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/) is much more user friendlier and it can do some very nice tricks. It's the recommended solution. Now repartitioning is very dangerous business, so be careful, and take those backups first! Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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